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A man was send for snail one night by his wife to cook for dinner. the man head off with a bucket to the sea shore to collect the snails. On his way he meet a beautiful women and spend the night with her. Early morning he remembers his wife's required, he quickly collected a few snail and went home. As he was quietly trying to sneak into the house the bucket fell and the snails were all over. Suddenly his wife is in the kitchen door way as he is on his knees cheering the snails on to move faster.

Mwashindange Patrick Pdk
The mark of a great artist is not so much in themselves but in reaching
out to others as what Tate Buti does in his latest album, ‘Ompini’
(wooden handle).
Of the 18 tracks on the album, Tate Buti ropes in 14
other artists in impressive collaborations, which include the
fast-paced Tswana house-kwasa (party music); afro-house; kwiku;
jazzied-kwaito; Nam rumba and oviritje.
Involved artists are Star, Tyte from Botswana, Glo, Dion, Makanda,
Bobolisha, 4x4, Epulaza, Kamasutra, Mushe, Nangula, Lady May, SunnyBoy
and radio personality, Tafanji.
On the track, ‘Molukanda’ (In the
lokasi), where Tate Buti meets Tyte (real name: Keletso Merafhe) who
brings in the house-kwasa beat that is very popular in Botswana.
Although Tyte started off her career as a back-up dancer for another
Botswana singer, Slizer of the Porongi fame, she is no small musician in
her right and is known as a house-kwasa queen.
The rising star, Star
Shediva, joins Tate Buti on the track - ‘Holiday’, while Glo and the D
of PDK (Dion) come in on ‘Better’, which could easily be the song for
this festive season.
Makanda is featured on ‘Ompini’ with Bobolisha taking his slot on the
song ‘Efimbo’ and rumba outfit 4x4 hooking along for the track ‘Mama
Africa’.
‘Opulaza’ brings so much joy in ‘Tjapula’ (enjoy) while Kamasutra gives ‘Ayeye’ the happy-sing-along edge.
The award-winning Mushe sings ‘Twaloloka’ (we are tired) alongside Tate
Buti and others – Nangula, Lady May, SunnyBoy and Tafanji take their
slots in ‘Nangula’, ‘Order’, ‘Party Tonight’ and ‘African Beauty’ in
that order.
Of course, Tate Buti goes it alone in tracks ‘Ogela’ (yesterday), ‘Run
Away’, ‘Shefi’ and ‘Why’, while the 18th track is a house instrumental
of ‘Molukanda’.
After playing the album for three days last week, I
am spoilt for choice but then, ‘Molukanda’, ‘Better’, ‘Ompini’, the
title-track and ‘Efimbo’ do it for me.
‘Sele Mama’, which Tyte sings about in ‘Molukanda’ is a dance track,
which came from the Congos and was very popular in Zimbabwe and
Botswana. Here, dancers stick their bums out and then wiggle them
provocatively.
‘Better’ can easily be the plug-track on this album.
Here, Dion’s voice comes out like clear water running off a cliff. Tate
Buti comes rapping in both English and Oshiwambo with a line about guan
(one) tana mera being thrown in.
This song will certainly appeal to the older generation who remembers
the 60s song - Guan Tana Mera - originally done by Jose Fernandez Diaz
in 1963. The song, based on a poem by Jose Marti, was later adapted by
Pete Seeger.
The tight beat in ‘Efimbo’ tickles the heart. This is coupled with the
‘siren’ in the background. Somehow, ‘Better’ and ‘Efimbo’ have some
likeness.
‘Twaloloka’, however, would be mistaken for a song by Swapo’s Ndilimani with its light beat and dragging vocals.
What this album proves for Tate Buti is its variety and colourfulness as
well as the bid to belong to all the ages. Indeed, the inclusion of
such a wide array of artists means that more fans will be drawn to the
album and that will in end benefit Tate Buti.